AP PhotoRuslan Salei mucks it up against Germany at the World Championships.

Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch officially made his bid for the Detroit Pistons, the Palace of Auburn Hills and Palace Sports & Entertainment on Monday, but Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano made one thing abundantly clear: he told the Detroit News's gregg krupa and Eric Lacy that the Wings will remain at Joe Louis Arena until a follow-on rink is built [Detroit News]

As Holland attempted to work out a contract for Justin Abdelkader--and continues to try to convince Kirk Maltby to accept a two-way contract--the man the Wings left behind, Andreas Lilja, insisted to Aftonbladet and Expressen that he still has multiple offers to choose from [Aftonbladet, Expressen via Snapshots]

In more pleasant Red Wings-related news, LA Kings blogger "Mayor's Manor" revealed that new Wings forward Mike Modano not only spoke to Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, and Todd Bertuzzi about his decision to leave the Dallas Stars, but also Jeremy Roenick, Joe Sakic, Marcus Allen and Charles Barkely of all people [Mayor's Manor]

If you happen to find yourself in the Stockholm municipality of Jarfalla, Sweden on Friday, Marie Hallman reports that Niklas Kronwall, his brother Staffan, Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and a host of NHL'ers are holding a charity hockey game to benefit the sports club which fostered Kronwall's development, Jarfalla HC [Marie Hallman]

And while discussing his post-hockey plans with Canucks.com's Andy Radia, former Vancouver goaltender Dan Cloutier admits that his lasting legacy as an NHL'er consists of giving up a center-ice goal to Nicklas Lidstrom in the first round of the 2002 playoffs [Canucks.com]